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theRuler:


i like the saw

gmac:
The saw has a little plastic slider on the bottom, with a ratchet, that makes a sawing noise when you go back and forth  ;D

My son's got one, and frequently tries to saw the dog in half with it.  :idiot2:

2020mad:
we use over priced aluminium spanners on the anodised earls fittings on a pro mod dragster still scratch, but at over $80 a spanner we just laugh at my mate for buying it anyway!

Want to buy a spanner?  :LolLolLolLol:

ORB:

--- Quote ---The saw has a little plastic slider on the bottom, with a ratchet, that makes a sawing noise when you go back and forth 

My son's got one, and frequently tries to saw the dog in half with it. 
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Ahhh, the dying art of correct saw use, he will never learn to chop wood properly with that shit, get him a juniour hacksaw.

Remember, you can replace a dog, but your child only has one chance to be educated on proper saw controll.

What kind of father does that make you?

 :)

greentoad:
Hi all

I reckon this has a lot to do with a post a while back on stripping bikes and selling as bits, rather than keeping the bikes as a complete item.

I use Snap-On and always wipe them down after each use, they are kept in great condition and do not wear. If you use cheaper tools you can damge the component by rounding the nut / bolt inside and outside (such as using allen key in stems / seat posts) and also damage the threads.

Most items need a torque wrench to be tightened properly or tightened by a person that has a feel of the correct torque. Most cars etc (for the last 20+ years) have dipossable items - head bolts, sump bungs and washers etc. When they have been tightened and removed they should not be used again.

I reckon it is similar in BMX, if you have a part (alloy especially), it goes on a build, it is taken off, sold, then goes on another build, sold again, and this goes round and round in circles the threads are getting damaged and also the item is more likely to become looser and also get scratched etc etc.

I agree with Oli about the masking tape, or better still is electrical tape to reduce scratches but at the end of the day the more items that are put on taken off, put on taken off they will be a lot weaker and could fail if ever ridden hard.

J.

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